Last Friday I wrote a post about the crowded skies over Syria and the possibility of something that could gone wrong…..in case you did not bother to read the post I offer it up here……
Source: The Crowded Skies Of Syria | In Saner Thought
I got some blow back on the post……nothing derogatory or insulting but since the post……. the news this morning was…..
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. “We are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said. “The Ministry of Defense would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight.” Russia said the Su-24 was downed by artillery fire, but Turkey claimed that its F-16s fired on the Russian plane after it ignored several warnings. The ministry said the pilots parachuted, but it added that Moscow had no further contact with them. More:
- Video footage of the incident showed a warplane on fire before crashing on a hill and two crew members apparently parachuting safely. According to Turkey’s Dogan news agency, a Russian helicopter flew low over the Bayirbucak Turkmen region in northern Syria, searching for the two pilots.
- A Turkish military statement said the plane entered Turkish airspace over the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province. “Two F-16 planes on aerial patrol duty in the area intervened against the plane in question in accordance with the rules of engagement at 9:24am,” the statement said, adding that the plane had been warned 10 times in the space of five minutes.
- Russian authorities say the plane was one of dozens flying sorties as part of the country’s bombing campaign in Syria, reports the Washington Post, which notes that since Turkey is a NATO member, the downing of the jet is bound to increase friction between Moscow and the West.
- Reuters reports that activists say the plane crashed in a mountainous part of Syria’s Latakia province, where government forces have been fighting insurgents. A Syrian rebel group has sent Reuters video of what it says is the body of one of the Russian pilots.
(newser)
But what about the crew men of the plane shot down?
The two crew ejected from the stricken plane, the Russian defence ministry said, but the fate of the pilots was not known.
A leader of Turkmen forces in the north of Syria said his men had fired on the pilots as they parachuted, killing one.
Jahed Ahmad, of the Free Syrian Army’s 10th Brigade in the Coast, told the AP news agency that the pilots had attempted to land in a Syrian government-held area.
The group published graphic video showing gunmen standing around a bruised and bloodied pilot who appeared dead.
The Turkmens in northern Syria are allied with rebel groups seeking the overthrow of Syrian president and Russian ally Bashar al-Assad.
If true this incident could be problematic on its own……
This is an incident and I believe that more could come…..there are so many players doing the same thing……it will be interesting to see how the US government spins this incident…..
I closing……. the four most beautiful words in the English language……I TOLD YOU SO!
Hahaha I try not to think that!
Or say it , in case they burn me as a witch!
grin
Ps
I love Russian literature…
The Best!
A bit too wordy for me….LOL
Thought so! grin
It is a way of understanding the Russian nation.Same with all.
Jesus! Not to sound too Armageddony, but the world’s armies converging in the Middle East…This is the beginning of the end (times), isn’t it?
Damn, I knew I should have bought that bargain basement NY missile silo a couple years ago! Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to round up the family and have a (SPOILER ALERT!!!) family feast like they did in the final scenes of the Canuckistan classic apocalypse film, Deadly Harvest .
Yep, if you buy into the whole “end of days” myth then we are closer now than ever….
Problem is, you don’t need really need a myth to think that anymore. Just two eyes and a functioning brain.
Spin coming out now is that Turkey planned this provocation to send some sort of “message” to Russia. Better to send e-mail or just pick up the phone – dum-dums! Caliph Wannabee Big E needs to get message that he could be in a big smack down from allies and Russia. Don’t seriously think US, Britain and France would be up for defending him for long. Who is bigger threat to NATO – Turkey or Syria?
An excellent question….my opinion…..Turkey….they have an agenda and it is to wipe out the Kurds and they will use the coalition to get the job done……Syria proper is no threat to NATO…..chuq
If that’s the case….
I’m predicting Cafe Putin is going to be serving up another tasty Polonium Sandwich pretty soon….a Polonium Turkey Sandwich!!! So, this might be the US Thanksgiving to skip the turkey and try ham, or lamb, or for the vegetarian inclined, Tofurkey.
(To add to the chuckles, I’m told “Putin” sounds like a German word for “turkey”.)